The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report<\/p>\n
The miserable cold snap has finally ended.\u00a0 It has been a beautiful, mild winter and the cold spell lasted just long enough to thicken the blood.\u00a0 Mild temperatures are in front of us for a good while and after the toughening up, it\u2019s going to feel like Spring when daytime highs reach the thirties.\u00a0 As much as it was appropriate to hunker down in the depths of Winter, it is time to get outdoors now.<\/p>\n
Go outside and shake off the winter blues and cabin fever even if it\u2019s just to go for a walk.\u00a0 Soak up some of that sunshine vitamin D.\u00a0 Jack and I\u2019ll be hitting the hard water for bluegills and bouncing down the sled hills.\u00a0 Hanson Hills\u2019 tubing run is definitely on the agenda.\u00a0 I see meat sizzling on the tailgate perched hibachi and snacks in the shanty.\u00a0 A wintertime bonfire is certainly in order.\u00a0 What a relief it is to see outdoor time in our future.\u00a0 Even big March snowstorms, like we always see, will do little to squash my premature Spring Fever.<\/p>\n
I am so very hopeful that our mild weather continues.\u00a0 Maybe I\u2019m the only one, but I am wishing for a low water Spring.\u00a0 That can lead to troubles in the heat of the Summer trout stream, but it\u2019s been years since we\u2019ve had fantastic early Spring dry fly fishing.\u00a0 By my count it\u2019s been five seasons.\u00a0 It might well be a pipedream, but it\u2019s my daydream.<\/p>\n
Fish rising to Hendrickson in April and then Black Caddis coming part way through the mayfly emergence in the afternoon.\u00a0 Spinners at dusk.\u00a0 And hatches that roll out one after the other as the weeks pass through May.\u00a0 Sulphurs then Mahoganies and stoneflies, oh my.\u00a0 May feels like Spring and Spring is what trout fishing is all about for me.<\/p>\n
Get a taste of the outdoors and catch the good fever of Spring.\u00a0 If it gets into the mid-thirties, think about wetting the fly line.\u00a0 A little melt and a bump in the water will get some trout hungry.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s going to be a great May.\u00a0 I feel it in my marrow.\u00a0 I see it in my dreams.<\/p>\n
Have fun out there,<\/p>\n
Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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